A 4-year-old Houston-area boy has died after a tree house fell on him on Christmas Eve.

Kade Contreras

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Courtney Contreras, the mother of Kade Contreras, wrote on Facebook late Wednesday, "Our sweet baby boy went home to be with Jesus today at 4:18 pm."

Kade was playing in the backyard of a relative's home in Splendora, about 35 miles north of Houston, on Sunday. The Contrerases live in nearby Cleveland.

Cleveland ISD police Chief Rex Evans, who has been acting as a family spokesman, said a tree house in the yard collapsed onto Kade, causing severe head trauma. He was rushed to Kingwood Hospital and was later moved to Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston.

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Kade was removed from life support Wednesday when tests showed he had no brain activity, Evans said.

"All that I know for sure is that we were blessed beyond measure to be Kade Dylan's parents," his mother wrote on Facebook. "My days will never be the same without him and his little voice and big smile."